The trees we planted in December ‘08 are part-way through their first dry season and doing well! Their resilience is amazing – check out the ones that, after being munched by bugs or sun, resprouted new shoots from their bases. Go nature! Can’t wait to see them hit a growth spurt this rainy season… That’s also when we will be able to see if any of them don’t make it, in which case they will be replaced.

dry season in the cerrado

native plants bide their time for rain

bananas are holding strong!

new hardier buds take over

leaves darken to red in the sun

a bed of mulch holds in moisture

native plants have no trouble staying vibrant!

gravity-fed drip irrigation

relief in the shade

tries again after the sun proves too harsh for nursery-pampered leaves